Everything You Need To Know About Solar (Grid Connect) Inverters
A detailed look (in plain English!) at how inverters work. Learn how a solar grid connected inverter performs its crucial functions of: Converting DC to AC, transforming the voltage, keeping you safe,...
View ArticleTwo Reasons You Must Look At Efficiency Curves When Choosing Your Solar Inverter
In my last blog post I explained how to find an inverter’s real-world efficiency instead of relying on the inverter manufacturer’s numbers. The CEC or European Efficiency numbers that I talked about...
View ArticleSolar energy: has the smart money seen the light?
The big news in solar energy this week was the acquisition of Power-One — manufacturers of the fable Aurora Inverters — by the Swiss energy giant the ABB Group for one billion dollars. For those among...
View Article4 Ways to Know You’re Talking to a Solar Moron
The title of this blog post is not exactly accurate. “Moron” implies that they don’t know any better. In actuality, most of the people who throw these lines DO know better. Much better. But they still...
View ArticleThree Solar Inverter Companies to watch out for in 2012
If, like me, you get turned on by Solar Inverters, then here are three companies doing very cool stuff that I think you should look out for in 2012: 1) Solar Edge – This Israeli based manufacturer...
View ArticleYour Solar Panel & Inverter Warranty And The Law: What You Need To Know
Your Solar Panel Warranty and Solar Inverter Warranty have tough new minimum standards by law. Changes to the Australian Consumer Law came into effect on 1 January 2012. These are good changes which...
View ArticleSolar Inverter Efficiency: What you need to know before buying.
Solar inverter efficiency is a critical specification that directly affects the efficiency of your entire solar system. It is almost always a much more important consideration than solar panel...
View ArticleSolar Panels On Roofs Facing Different Directions? Then You Need To Do This.
Here is a photo I took of a house around the corner from me. As you can see it has solar panels on 2 separate roof areas. In solar jargon, you would say there are 2 “strings” of solar panels. The main...
View ArticleGrowatt 5000MTL Inverter Gets Good Review But What About The Reliability?
A Growatt 5kW inverter got a great review in Photon Magazine recently, but there is still a question mark over the Growatt's reliability.The post Growatt 5000MTL Inverter Gets Good Review But What...
View ArticleHow To Choose A Good Solar Inverter
How do you choose a good solar inverter? It’s a really important question. If you choose a bad inverter, it may turn out to be noisy, inefficient and unreliable. If you have a look at the inverter...
View ArticleSMA Sunny Boy Storage: Easily retrofit battery storage to your existing solar
The SMA Sunny Boy Storage is a battery-inverter that you can use to add battery storage to your existing rooftop solar system. It does not store energy itself, but integrates modern battery packs, such...
View ArticleRestrictions On Rooftop Solar In QLD Eased — Powerwall 2 & Larger Inverters...
There is good news for Queenslanders looking to install rooftop solar and anyone thinking of of installing AC coupled battery systems such as the Powerwall 2. Energex and Ergon, the two Distributed...
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